Hi everyone! I'm not super active in the forums but I thought I'd post here since I've entered the world of Disney cosplay. When my friend made Belle's blue dress for a recent con, I wanted to join her as Ariel, but I didn't have time to make a legit costume and so just threw together Ariel's sail dress:

For such a lazy costume (though granted, I did put some work into it), it's been pretty popular, haha. I tried to make it kind of realistic and used canvas drop cloth, rope, and real starfish.

Anyway, I'm currently working on her "Kiss the Girl" dress. I'm using Simplicity 6480 for the corset, and am almost done with it - it's easier than I expected. Though I've decided to add lacing (in the back) instead of a zipper (originally on the side), since I think I may have made it a tad too small.

I wanted to make it navy blue, but we're lacking in fabric stores around here, so I went with a black cotton with a subtle flower pattern on it. The center V doesn't look too great (not sure why - I thought I followed the pattern correctly..), so I'm adding a bit of ribbon to better define the shape.

Think that looks okay? I'm not sure what to put in the center to cover the ribbon ends. Maybe a black rose or something?

I'm not entirely sure what to use for the blouse and skirt. For the blouse I started with New Look 6891, but I ran into some issues getting rid of the front and back seams (I kind of suck at altering patterns). I saw mention of Simplicity 4097 (with altered neckline) on here, so I might try that, or maybe McCall M6509. I was going to try a circle skirt or half circle skirt, but apparently I don't have enough fabric for either, so... I'm tempted to use the skirt from Simplicity 6480. Think that would work? Or is it too short/not full enough?